{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Kincardine, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by By-law 2024-159 Dog Control By-law (Kincardine), verified 2026-10-26. A licence is required. Leash rule: No Person shall allow a Dog to Run at Large; Running at Large means not under direct control of any Person. Max animals: three (3) Dogs per dwelling unit/location/residence; agricultural location max five (5) working Livestock Guardian Dogs.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001582",
 "municipality": "Kincardine",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.kincardine.net/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2024-159 Dog Control By-law (Kincardine)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-12-11",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kincardine-005-ca/media/n1kjtiar/24-159-dog-control-by-law.pdf?id=238402&dbid=0&repo=KINCARDINE",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping, registration, licensing, control and welfare of dogs: annual licence, max 3 dogs per dwelling (kennel exception), no running at large, seizure/impound, dangerous-dog and pit bull provisions, off-leash areas by by-law, fines.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "7238dad9bddca663c2359d851b8ed4d0cc6e2967e0c38410c62bb66d102426d8",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-159",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7238dad9bddca663c2359d851b8ed4d0cc6e2967e0c38410c62bb66d102426d8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "No Person shall allow a Dog to Run at Large; Running at Large means not under direct control of any Person.",
    "max_animals": "three (3) Dogs per dwelling unit/location/residence; agricultural location max five (5) working Livestock Guardian Dogs"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "shall cause the Dog to be Licenced",
    "leash_rule": "s. 8(b); definition 'Running at Large'",
    "max_animals": "s. 7(a); s. 7(a)(vi)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kincardine/animal-control/bylaw-2024-159/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Kincardine Dog Tag page",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.kincardine.ca/live-here/dogtag/",
   "summary": "Dog tag registration page linking to the Dog Control By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "bb181055850d477f5e7ac178c221e02c518b198fea7caae194754d2d7ef48bda",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bb181055850d477f5e7ac178c221e02c518b198fea7caae194754d2d7ef48bda.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kincardine/animal-control/kincardine-dog-tag-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/kincardine/animal-control/"
}